Chief Operating Officer, Queensland Health

6 hours ago


South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Department of Health - Queensland Full time $200,000 - $250,000 per year

Children's Health Queensland (CHQ) is seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join our Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The COO will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and management for all clinical services, ensuring delivery of high-quality services for children and young people throughout Queensland.

Your Opportunity

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will work collaboratively with the Health Service Chief Executive (HSCE), other Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members and various leaders across CHQ. The position of Chief Operating Officer will:

  • Participate as a key member of the ELT.
  • Provide leadership and management of all clinical services.
  • Lead the development and implementation of an integrated system and performance improvement focused on delivery of high-quality services for children and young people throughout Queensland.

About the Role

  • Assist the HSCE to ensure that allocated resources are used to maximise health outcomes for children and young people across the state. Specifically, this position is accountable for the management of clinical services to ensure an integrated service delivery model is in place.
  • Provide leadership that focuses on continuous improvement and optimises CHQ performance across all seven dimensions of the performance reporting framework:
  • Patient Safety and Quality;
  • Access and equity of services;
  • Balanced budget performance including meeting efficiency and activity targets;
  • Workplace culture;
  • Partnerships, cooperation and integration;
  • Prevention and health outcomes; and
  • Clinical education and research.
  • Provide expert input into the specification of future service delivery requirements and the development of contemporary models of care that reflect a continuum of care approach and adoption of continuous Improvement methodology.
  • Ensure clinical governance is prioritised and implemented appropriately in order to monitor and improve the quality and safety of all services provided.
  • Resolve emergent situations regarding the provision of health services and the distribution of resources.
  • Represent CHQ at a wide variety of forums as required by the HSCE.
  • Utilise and ensure compliance with contemporary human resource management practice and principles including workplace health and safety, employment equity and anti-discrimination requirements.
  • Provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals.
  • Continually develop own professional knowledge, skills and abilities as they relate to the duties and responsibilities of the position, including committing to a personal performance and development plan and engaging in development opportunities.
  • Develop a positive culture within the Group which encourages and recognises high performance, builds leadership capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital ( ), Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service ( ), our Child and Youth Mental Health Service ( ), and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce ( ) and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights ( ) and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here ( ).



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